crooks

英 [krʊks]

美 [krʊks]

n.  骗子; 臂弯; 肘弯; (旧时牧羊人捕羊的)曲柄杖
v.  (手指或手臂)弯曲
crook的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 骗子;罪犯
  Acrookis a dishonest person or a criminal.
  1. The man is a crook and a liar...
     那人是个骗子，满嘴谎言。
  2. Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences.
     唐纳森有一系列小的犯罪前科，但没犯过大事。
• N-COUNT (肘或膝盖的)内侧
  The crook ofyour arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee.
  1. She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
     她把脸掩在臂弯里。
• VERB 弯曲(手臂或手指)
  If youcrookyour arm or finger, you bend it.
  1. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said.
     他勾勾手指说：“过来。”
• N-COUNT (主教或牧羊人用的)曲柄杖
  Acrookis a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
  1. ...a shepherd's crook.
     牧羊人的曲柄杖
• PHRASE 想方设法;不择手段
  If someone says they will do somethingby hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means.
  1. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
     为达到目的，他们不择手段。

双语例句

• The new mayor promised to clean the crooks out of the city government.
  新上任的市长答应肃清市政府中的不良分子。
• If the prevailing assumption is that people are crooks, more and more of them will be crooks.
  如果这种流行的设想是：人们都是骗子，那么他们中越来越多的人就会沦为骗子。
• Many elderly people give their money to crooks in blind faith.
  很多老人因盲目地相信骗子而把自己的钱给了他们。
• This week these crooks and scoundrels took revenge.
  上周，这些“骗子”和“恶棍”开始报复了。
• Crooks like that should be shot.
  相似应该被射击的钩。
• You chase crooks across our runway.
  你们追匪徒追到了跑道上。
• Unfortunately, his partners were crooks and absconded with the funds.
  不幸的是，他的合伙人都是些骗子，已卷款逃之夭夭了。
• The police arrested a fall guy. The real crooks are still free.
  警察逮到一个替死鬼。真正的歹徒仍逍遥法外。
• This town is full of crooks!
  这座镇上满是流氓！
• Crooks and Walter Mittys are always with us.
  我们身边总不缺骗子和幻想狂。